USDA to Allow Producers to Request Voluntary Termination of Conservation Reserve Program Contract
Contact:
Joshua Coleman
joshua.coleman@usda.gov
USDA Announces Additional Flexibilities to Help Address Threats to Global Food Security
USDA Announces Details of Direct Assistance to Farmers through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
Farmers and Ranchers to Receive Direct Support for Losses Related to COVID-19
USDA Names Appointees to the New Jersey Farm Service Agency State Committee
Contact:
FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov
Hamilton Square, N.J., June 2, 2022- The USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) today announced appointees who will serve on the New Jersey USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) state committee.
USDA Stands Up New Team to Better Serve Beginning Farmers and Ranchers
WASHINGTON, March 16, 2020 ─The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is standing up a new team of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) staff that will lead a department-wide effort focused on serving beginning farmers and ranchers.
“More than a quarter of producers are beginning farmers,” said USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Censky. “We need to support the next generation of agricultural producers who we will soon rely upon to grow our nation’s food and fiber.”
USDA Advances Food System Transformation with $43 Million for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production, Adds New Urban County Committees
Funding is First Part of $75 Million Investment to Support a Fairer Food System and Expand Access to Nutritious Food
USDA Reminds Dairy Producers of Dec. 11 Deadline for 2021 Safety-Net Enrollment
Contact: FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov
September Triggers Fourth Dairy Margin Coverage Payment for 2020 Program Participants
USDA Designates Five South Dakota Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including the replacement of essential items such as equipment or livestock, reorganization of a farming operation or the refinance of certain debts.
USDA Designates Three Colorado Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
Emergency Support to Producers in Surrounding Counties/Border State Also Available
USDA to Allow Producers to Request Voluntary Termination of Conservation Reserve Program Contract
USDA Announces Additional Flexibilities to Help Address Threats to Global Food Security
USDA Dairy Safety-Net Program Signup to Begin October 12 for the 2021 Coverage Period
Income-over-feed margin for April triggers second payment for 2020
WASHINGTON, June 18, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) announces that Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) safety-net signup for 2021 coverage will begin October 12 and will run through December 11, 2020. DMC has already triggered payments for two months for producers who signed up for 2020 coverage.